Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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Air ForceMcCain Questions F-35 Program’s Future
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) warned yesterday if the Pentagon does not force Lockheed Martin [LMT] to pay for a greater portion of cost overruns with the next F-35 Joint Strike […]
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Air Force
Senate Poised For Defense Bill Votes
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leaders worked yesterday on clearing a package of amendments to the Pentagon policy bill for quick approval, as the chamber prepared to vote on advancing the […]
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CongressSenate To Vote On Ending NDAA Debate
The Senate will vote tomorrow on limiting debate on the Pentagon policy bill and acting on final passage Thursday, though the legislation’s fate was uncertain last night. Senate Majority Leader […]
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Congress
GOP Hopefuls Clash On Defense Cuts
Republican presidential candidates debated defense budget cuts the night of Nov. 22, when former Texas Gov. Rick Perry went as far as to call for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to […]
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Congress
GOP Looks For Dem Support On Changing Sequester Cuts
Republicans who want to change a legal mandate for defense cuts triggered by the collapse of budget talks said yesterday they hope to elicit the support of Democrats, despite the […]
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Congress
GOP Hopefuls Debate Defense Cuts
Republican presidential candidates debated defense budget cuts last night, when former Texas Gov. Rick Perry went as far as to call for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to resign in protest […]
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Air Force
GOP, Obama Clash Over Quashing DoD Cuts In Budget Plan
President Barack Obama said last night he would veto legislation Republican lawmakers have vowed to introduce that would quash automatic Pentagon budget cuts triggered by a panel’s failure to craft a […]
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Air Force
Senate To Face Sundry Defense Bill Amends Next Week
The Senate will face more than 200 amendments to the defense policy bill, including one curtailing cost-type Pentagon contracts, when it restarts debate on the measure next week. The chamber […]
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Air Force
Under Veto Threat, Senate Debates Defense Bill
The Senate took up the Pentagon policy bill yesterday, passing an airlift-requirement amendment during debate largely focused on detainee provisions that prompted the White House to threaten to veto the […]
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Congress
Senate To Debate Revised DoD Bill
The Senate majority leader said yesterday the chamber will start debating the long-delayed defense authorization bill before Thanksgiving, as the Pentagon indicated it would not try to quash the legislation […]